United Kingdom-Ebbw Vale: A Dual-Wire CNC Hybrid Metal Additive System

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-006714/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Postal address: General Offices, Steelworks Road
Town: Ebbw Vale
Postal code: NP23 6AA
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1495311556
Email: corporate.procurement@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available.
Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible,free of charge,at:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: A Dual-Wire CNC Hybrid Metal Additive System

Reference number: itt_109114
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 31600000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’, invites Tenders for the supply and installation of advanced engineering equipment comprising:
– A Dual-Wire CNC Hybrid Metal Additive System
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 450000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
31600000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:
The HiVE Advanced Engineering Facility, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The Authority is currently engaged in the construction of an Advanced Engineering Centre (called HiVE derived from the name High Value Engineering) in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent. The Development will form part of Coleg Gwent’s Campus delivering educational needs in areas such as Digital Manufacturing, Composites Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Robotics. It is anticipated that the development will be completed during the summer of 2024. The equipment identified within this tender will be utilised by Coleg Gwent to deliver the proposed curriculum.
The procurement comprises of an open procedure and a single award for the following equipment:
– A Dual-Wire CNC Hybrid Metal Additive System
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 450000 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 2024-04-30End: 2024-09-13
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity,including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:As per tender documentation.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions: As per tender documentation.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedureIV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2024-04-10 Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN, CY
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Duration in months:3(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2024-04-10 Local time: 12:30

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information:
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is administering this procurement opportunity on Etenderwales.
NB:You must download all documentation directly from the portal, tender documents will not be communicated by any other means.
E-Tender access information:
-Go to
-The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
—The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.
—On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.
—The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
—In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
—Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
—Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration.
Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.
—The Help desk is available Monday-Friday: 8:00-18:00. Telephone: +44 8003684852 e-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
—Tenders must be uploaded to the portal by 12:00 noon 8th April 2024. Late submissions will not be considered.
How to find the ITT:
—Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’.
—The Etender reference for this contract is: ITT_109114.
—Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.
—You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification, technical and commercial envelopes along with any relevant documents
in the ‘Attachments’ area.
-Tenders are required to provide responses to:
-the selection questionnaire within the Qualification Envelope (pass/fail);
-the method statements within the Technical Envelope (scored); and
-upload the requested pricing information to the Commercial Envelope (scored).
—Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly
— Do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
To be considered as part of the tendering process
(WA Ref:139575)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: High Court
Postal address: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2024-03-01